JetHawks Struggle in Ninth, Fall to Quakes
August 23, 2012 - California League (CalL1)
Lancaster JetHawks News Release
LANCASTER, CA - The JetHawks went into the ninth inning on Wednesday night with a chance to put themselves at the very front of the playoff race. With a win they would have moved into second place and four games ahead of the Quakes.
A costly ninth inning error led to two unearned runs and Lancaster fell to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, 8-7, in the third game of the four game series at The Hangar.
Yasiel Puig started the ninth with a ground ball to second base against Andrew Robinson (4-5). Delino DeShields Jr. backed up and was not able to field the ball cleanly. Puig would later move to third on an Austin Gallagher single and score on a Robinson wild pitch to tie the game.
Gallagher would advance to third base on a Chris Jacobs single and then scored the go-ahead run on Pedro Baez's sacrifice fly to give the Quakes the 8-7 lead. Yimil Garcia (2-1) pitched a scoreless ninth to finish the game.
The JetHawks led for most of the game and got big nights from two of their outfielders. Andrew Aplin went 3-for-5 with his first home run as a JetHawk. The outfielder drove in two runs.
Drew Muren went 2-for-4 in the game including a two-run inside-the-park home run in the second inning. The left fielder drove in a total of three runs in the game.
Jonathan Meyer also picked up three hits and scored two runs. He did not drive in a run in the game.
Starter Colton Cain struggled in his fifth start in Lancaster. The left-hander allowed six runs on six hits over four innings of work. He allowed a solo home run to Chris Jacobs in the second inning.
The JetHawks (65-63, 28-30) will look for the series win on Thursday night against the Quakes (63-65, 26-32). David Martinez will make the start against Garrett Gould. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 pm on the final Cheers Buck Beers Thursday of the season.
Great JetHawks ticket packages and single game tickets are on sale now. Special group discounts are also available. For more information please visit www.jethawks.com or call the JetHawks box office at (661) 726-5400.
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